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Ed
Killian		  
Nickname: Twilight Ed
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 5' 11''
Weight: 180
 
Born: November 12, 1876 in Racine, WI.
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Gold Glove Award 1903   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1903 26 WS1 AL $ 300,000 9 3 3 3 7 6 7 10 10 10
1904 27 WS1 AL $ 300,000 9 3 3 3 8 8 8 10 10 10
1905 28 WS1 AL $ 300,000 9 3 3 3 9 8 8 10 10 10
1906 29 WS1 AL $ 300,000 9 3 3 3 10 9 9 10 10 10
1907 30 WS1 AL $ 1,342,857 9 3 2 3 10 9 9 10 10 10
1908 31 WS1 AL $ 3,514,286 9 3 3 3 10 9 9 10 10 10
1909 32 WS1 AL $ 3,514,286 9 3 3 3 10 9 9 10 10 10
1910 33 PHI NL $ 9,000,000 9 3 3 3 10 10 10 10 10 10
1911 34 BSN NL $ 9,000,000 8 4 3 3 10 10 10 10 10 10
1912 35 BSN NL $ 9,000,000 7 2 1 1 8 7 8 7 7 7
1913 36 BSN NL   7 2 1 1 8 7 8 7 7 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings   7 2 1 1 7 6 7 7 7 7
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 9,000,000 9 4 3 3 10 10 10 10 10 10
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1903 26 WS1 AL $ 300,000   1 1 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1904 27 WS1 AL $ 300,000   1 1 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1905 28 WS1 AL $ 300,000   1 1 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1906 29 WS1 AL $ 300,000   1 1 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1907 30 WS1 AL $ 1,342,857   1 1 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1908 31 WS1 AL $ 3,514,286   1 1 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1909 32 WS1 AL $ 3,514,286   1 1 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1910 33 PHI NL $ 9,000,000   1 1 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1911 34 BSN NL $ 9,000,000   1 1 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1912 35 BSN NL $ 9,000,000   1 1 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1913 36 BSN NL     1 1 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Min Ratings     1 1 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 9,000,000   1 1 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Cy Young Award or Rookie of the Year Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1903 26 WS1 AL 15 10 .600 32 32 22 2 0 284.3 258 114 7 69 110 3.61 .243 .307 .386 .693 19.2
    AAA   3 1 .750 5 5 3 0 0 44.3 25 2 0 13 66 0.41 .169 .236 .216 .452  
1904 27 WS1 AL 18 25 .419 43 43 34 2 0 364.3 405 178 20 73 130 4.40 .279 .318 .439 .757 16.0
1905 28 WS1 AL 14 25 .359 45 45 33 1 0 385.3 400 170 10 76 129 3.97 .270 .308 .415 .723 19.4
1906 29 WS1 AL 16 23 .410 40 40 33 2 0 337.0 368 131 0 51 151 3.50 .276 .304 .357 .661 15.1
1907 30 WS1 AL 14 12 .538 27 27 22 2 0 232.0 208 67 1 35 81 2.60 .236 .265 .298 .563 18.8
1908 31 WS1 AL 11 12 .478 29 29 17 0 0 237.3 218 81 1 39 94 3.07 .244 .277 .315 .592 15.0
1909 32 WS1 AL 9 3 .750 17 16 7 2 0 132.3 96 28 0 18 48 1.90 .198 .242 .270 .512 12.1
1910 33 PHI NL 15 9 .625 28 28 22 2 0 242.3 202 72 0 28 112 2.67 .223 .256 .283 .538 14.8
1911 34 PHI NL 6 4 .600 10 10 8 0 0 88.3 79 24 0 22 47 2.45 .241 .291 .305 .596 9.0
  BSN NL 4 10 .286 15 15 13 0 0 131.0 146 46 1 22 70 3.16 .284 .316 .360 .676 8.0
  TOT   10 14 .417 25 25 21 0 0 219.3 225 70 1 44 117 2.87 .267 .306 .338 .645 17.0
1912 35 BSN NL 16 18 .471 37 37 28 4 0 303.3 314 114 6 78 103 3.38 .271 .319 .341 .660 20.2
1913 36 BSN NL 0 2 .000 3 3 1 0 0 24.7 34 16 1 10 8 5.84 .343 .400 .475 .875 0.0
11 Years Sim 138 153 .474 326 325 240 17 0 2762.3 2728 1041 47 521 1083 3.39 .257 .297 .358 .656 167.6
1 Years AAA 3 1 .750 5 5 3 0 0 44.3 25 2 0 13 66 0.41 .169 .236 .216 .452  
Season Average 12 13 .480 29 29 21 1 0 251.1 248 94 4 47 98 3.39 .257 .297 .358 .656  
Career Highs 18 25 .750 45 45 34 4 0 385.3 405 178 20 78 151 5.84 .343 .400 .475 .875  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   1916 699 30 375 678   .264 .300 .365 .665
vs LH   812 342 17 146 405   .243 .275 .343 .618
Home 73 76 .490 168 167 127 12 0 1481.0 1422 532 34 253 577 3.23 .252 .284 .354 .638
Away 65 77 .458 158 158 113 5 0 1281.3 1306 509 13 268 506 3.58 .264 .302 .363 .665
Mar/Apr 16 20 .444 39 39 31 4 0 339.7 321 112 5 64 114 2.97 .251 .287 .335 .621
May 30 28 .517 66 66 43 4 0 547.3 565 227 4 105 217 3.73 .266 .300 .365 .665
June 22 29 .431 55 55 42 4 0 466.3 449 163 11 95 188 3.15 .254 .292 .350 .642
July 18 32 .360 55 55 36 3 0 468.3 498 203 13 89 203 3.90 .272 .306 .396 .702
August 27 20 .574 52 52 44 1 0 439.0 421 146 7 82 154 2.99 .251 .286 .352 .638
Sep/Oct 25 24 .510 59 58 44 1 0 501.7 474 190 7 86 207 3.41 .247 .280 .344 .624
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger Award or Rookie of the Year Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1903 26 WS1 AL 32 106 10 12 3 0 0 3 0 1 2 55 .113 .145 .142 .287 -0.7 0.0
1904 27 WS1 AL 43 124 5 16 1 0 0 6 1 0 2 63 .129 .143 .137 .280 -1.1 0.0
1905 28 WS1 AL 45 135 5 13 2 0 0 4 0 2 4 76 .096 .121 .111 .232 -3.4 0.0
1906 29 WS1 AL 40 120 6 8 1 0 0 2 2 1 1 68 .067 .081 .075 .156 -5.9 0.0
1907 30 WS1 AL 27 83 6 10 3 0 0 3 2 1 3 47 .120 .151 .157 .308 -0.8 0.0
1908 31 WS1 AL 29 87 1 4 0 0 0 4 2 0 2 51 .046 .067 .046 .113 -5.1 0.0
1909 32 WS1 AL 17 49 1 4 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 25 .082 .098 .082 .180 -3.0 0.0
1910 33 PHI NL 28 88 6 9 1 0 0 0 2 1 2 41 .102 .122 .114 .236 -1.6 0.0
1911 34 PHI NL 10 33 2 7 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 9 .212 .212 .242 .455 1.6 0.0
  BSN NL 15 47 3 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 29 .064 .064 .085 .149 -2.2 0.0
  TOT   25 80 5 10 2 0 0 3 2 0 0 38 .125 .125 .150 .275 -0.6 0.0
1912 35 BSN NL 37 109 8 18 2 0 0 2 3 1 0 44 .165 .165 .183 .349 0.6 0.0
1913 36 BSN NL 3 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.0 0.0
11 Years Sim 326 991 53 104 15 0 0 29 14 8 17 515 .105 .122 .120 .242 -22.6 0.0
162 Game Average 492 26 51 7 0 0 14 6 3 8 255 .105 .122 .120 .242 -11.2  
Career Highs 45 135 10 18 3 0 0 6 3 2 4 76 .165 .165 .183 .349 0.6  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   702 32 53 8 0 0 12 8 4 12 365 .075 .093 .087 .180 -29.8
vs LH   289 21 51 7 0 0 17 6 4 5 150 .176 .191 .201 .392 5.7
Home 168 492 28 47 9 0 0 13 5 4 11 256 .096 .119 .114 .232 -13.9
Away 158 499 25 57 6 0 0 16 9 4 6 259 .114 .126 .126 .252 -10.2
RISP   246 0 19 3 0 0 29 0 0 5 131 .077 .101 .089 .191 -9.9
Close/Late   110 8 10 2 0 0 2 0 0 6 54 .091 .138 .109 .247 -2.1
Mar/Apr 39 125 6 17 1 0 0 2 4 1 1 65 .136 .143 .144 .287 -0.9
May 66 199 8 19 1 0 0 4 2 4 4 108 .095 .117 .101 .218 -7.1
June 55 167 6 13 4 0 0 7 2 0 3 88 .078 .098 .102 .200 -6.0
July 55 165 11 23 3 0 0 7 1 1 1 75 .139 .145 .158 .302 -1.3
August 52 156 15 12 2 0 0 2 2 0 4 82 .077 .106 .090 .195 -5.7
Sep/Oct 58 179 7 20 4 0 0 7 3 2 4 97 .112 .130 .134 .265 -3.1
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1903 26 WS1 AL P 32 32 284.3 40 74 2 6 .983 3.61    
1904 27 WS1 AL P 43 43 364.3 21 80 4 1 .962 2.49    
1905 28 WS1 AL P 45 45 385.3 26 83 6 4 .948 2.55    
1906 29 WS1 AL P 40 40 337.0 31 72 5 3 .954 2.75    
1907 30 WS1 AL P 27 27 232.0 20 62 4 4 .953 3.18    
1908 31 WS1 AL P 29 29 237.3 12 58 2 3 .972 2.65    
1909 32 WS1 AL P 17 16 132.3 6 39 1 1 .978 3.06    
1910 33 PHI NL P 28 28 242.3 18 58 11 6 .874 2.82    
1911 34 PHI NL P 10 10 88.3 5 19 0 1 1.000 2.45    
  BSN NL P 15 15 131.0 8 28 1 1 .973 2.47    
  TOT   P 25 25 219.3 13 47 1 2 .984 2.46    
1912 35 BSN NL P 37 37 303.3 16 77 5 5 .949 2.76    
1913 36 BSN NL P 3 3 24.7 2 5 2 1 .778 2.55    
Career Totals   326 325 2762.3 205 655 43 36 .952 2.80    
Career Highs   45 45 385.3 40 83 11 6 .984 3.61    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1903-9-3.61
1911-6-2.87
 Wins
1904-10-18
 Losses
1904-1-25
1905-1-25
1906-3-23
1912-8-18
CAR-42-153
 Winning Pct
1903-10-.600
1910-9-.625
 Games Pitched
1904-4-43
1905-3-45
1906-10-40
 Games Started
1904-3-43
1905-1-45
1906-9-40
Complete Games
1903-9-22
1904-2-34
1905-1-33
1906-5-33
1912-9-28
CAR-47-240
 Shutouts
1903-2-2
1904-5-2
1909-10-2
1912-3-4
 Innings Pitched
1903-10-284.3
1904-3-364.3
1905-1-385.3
 Hits Allowed
1904-2-405
1905-1-400
1906-2-368
 Homeruns Allowed
1904-3-20
1905-7-10
 Strikeouts
1903-10-110
1904-4-130
1905-9-129
1906-8-151
Walks Allowed
1903-8-69
1905-6-76
 Walks per 9IP
1903-10-2.2
1904-7-1.8
1906-4-1.4
1907-5-1.4
1908-4-1.5
1910-1-1.0
1911-6-1.8
CAR-25-1.7
 Hits per 9IP
1903-2-8.2
1910-8-7.5
 Strikeouts per 9IP
1904-10-3.2
1906-8-4.0
 WHiP
1903-4-1.15
1907-8-1.05
1908-6-1.08
1910-2-0.95
1911-6-1.23
CAR-16-1.18
 OAVG
1903-4-.243
1910-7-.223
OOBP
1903-6-.307
1907-6-.265
1908-7-.277
1910-2-.256
1911-6-.306
CAR-16-.297
 OSLG
1907-10-.298
1910-8-.283
 OOPS
1907-8-.563
1910-4-.538
1911-9-.645
      
 
   Black Ink Test: 8    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 45)
   Gray Ink Test: 85    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 231)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 52    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 118)
 
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Strikeouts
1904-7-63
1905-5-76
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 28)
   Gray Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 183)
 
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  1. Lew Richie (939)
  2. Frank Owen (937)
  3. Irv Higginbotham (924)
  4. Sam Jones (919)
  5. Otto Hess (919)
  6. Jake Boultes (916)
  7. Dutch Ruether (914)
  8. Rube Waddell (910)
  9. Hod Eller (904)
  10. Ralph Glaze (896)
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  1. Addie Joss (987)
  2. Hod Eller (986)
  3. Ed Reulbach (985)
  4. Charley Hall (985)
  5. Bob Groom (983)
  6. Bill Doak (983)
  7. Jim St.Vrain (980)
  8. Dummy Deegan (980)
  9. Win Kellum (975)
  10. Guy Morton (972)
History
Drafted in 2nd round, 20th overall pick, by Washington in 1903
Drafted in 2nd round, 20th overall pick, by Washington in 1903
Drafted in 2nd round, 20th overall pick, by Washington in 1903
Earned first career win on 5/16/1903
Had first career hit on 6/10/1903, off Larry Hesterfer (CHA)
Won Gold Glove Award at Pitcher in 1903
2/13/1909: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,514,286 through salary arbitration
Won Player of the Week award on 6/7/1909, winning 2 games with a 1.04 ERA
Injured on 6/22/1909 with a Tight Shoulder, out for 1-2 weeks
Signed as a free agent by Philadelphia (N) on 2/26/1910 to a 4-year deal worth $9,000,000 per year
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 9/1/1910, going 3-0, 0.75
Traded from Philadelphia (N) to Boston (N) on 5/27/1911 (Going to BSN: P Ed Killian, SS Spike Shannon. Going to PHI: CF Ginger Beaumont)
Injured on 8/22/1911 with a Inflamed Back Muscle, out for one week
 
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